Zip

Definitions

1. Ellipsis of zip code.
   abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
2. A zip code.
   US
3. Acronym of Zone Improvement Plan (see ZIP Code).
   US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
4. The high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.
5. A Sicilian or Italian Mafioso who is relatively new to the United States.
   US, derogatory, slang, sometimes
6. A common file format for data compression.
   uncountable
7. Energy; vigor; vim.
   informal
8. A zip fastener.
   Commonwealth, Ireland, UK
9. Zero; nothing.
   slang
10. A trip on a zipline.
11. A zip file.
    informal
12. Synonym of convolution (“type of mapping function”).
13. Synonym of zip zap zop
14. An ounce of marijuana.
    slang

Equivalents

Examples

“I know⟳ zip about economics.”

“For the fifth consecutive year, the 94027 ZIP code (primarily Atherton) led the nation with a median list price of $7.75 million. Two more California ZIPs — both picturesque, coastal communities — made the top 10: 92657 (mostly Newport Coast), at $4.965 million, and 93108 (primarily Santa Barbara), at $4.85 million.”

“The proprietor was a "Zip" — a Sicilian-born mobster — who was running a gambling operation that cut⟳ into Godfather Gotti's turf.”

CEFR level